'I've my son to think about': 25-year-old cancer patient speaks about treatment delay

Meabh Feerick brought scans home from Australia but, because of the cyberattack, hospitals here were unable to access them, delaying her treatment by months
'I've my son to think about': 25-year-old cancer patient speaks about treatment delay

'I have got my son to think about,' says 25-year-old cancer patient Meabh Feerick pictured with her three-year-old son Noah.

A young woman who returned home to Ireland after doctors in Australia gave her just five months to live has experienced “disaster after disaster” in her care due to the HSE cyberattack.

Meabh Feerick, just 25 and mother to three-year-old Noah, brought cancer treatment scans home on a USB stick but doctors here were unable to access the device due to the impact of the cyberattack which crippled HSE systems for months. This meant they could not assess how quickly the cancer was worsening.

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